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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-06-01
How Jig Dancer Fixed Constable.

speaking of jumping board bills said
II theatrical advance agcnt to me Il have
seen good deal OF that But the funniest
experience was once when we struck one
of those jay towns so plentiful throughout
Wisconsin and played two nights to audi
enecs of six one night and thirteen the
next Wen, we were all broke and big
board bill due. We managed to get our
baggage to the depot, but just ten minutes
before train time the constable arrived on
the scene with IA writ of attachment for
our baggage in lieu of our board bill. We
were pretty badly scared, but happy
thought struck Cassello, the jig dancer.
lie began jig in the depot and was in
stantly surrounded by the gaping
grangers. among whom was the consta-
bic, the most interested of all the specta
tors. Well, while the js proceeded we
were not idle, but with the help of the
train men we soon hustled the baggage
aboard the train, and when the bell rang
for all aboard we We're all safely seated
inside. and Cassello still kept on dancing
till the last car moved along, when he
tossed kiss to the constable and jumped
aboard. f-ChicagO journal.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-06-01

About one-quarter of the whole 10000
square miles of Ceylon is under cultiva-
ton, and the principal products are cocoa,
rice, cinnamon, nutmegs, other spices, Gin
chona, coffee and tea There has within
the last nine years been most won
derful increase in the amounts of
some of these products exported, In
1873 only %, 900 pounds of tea were ex-
ported, ms against nearly 4, 800, 600 pounds
in 1885, and nearly 5000, 600 in 1886.
Cinchona bark, from which quinine is
manufactured, has gone up from some
200, 900 pounds exported nine years before
to nearly Is, 900, 600 in 1856, The total
number of cocoanuts raised on the plan
tations in single year is Appropriated at
nearly zoo, 600, 600 colombo undia) Cor.
Chicago Tribune.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-06-01

The United States supreme court has ad-
iourned until October. No decision was
made in the telephone cases
The reunited Good Templars elected off,
GERS John b. Finch, of Evanston, ILL.,,
was again chosen right worthy Good Tenn
plar.
All the powers except Russia have replied
to the porte's recent circular, consenting to
a discussion of the Bulgarian question.
Dakota counties are agitated over local
option, with the chances generally in favor
of prohibition.
The Ralph Baldwin will case, in the
Orange county, Vermont, court for two
years, being a contest on the ground OF in
capacity and undue influence, has just been
settled The case involved $1,000 600.
The long lockout of the cothing cutters
by the Philadelphia clothing exchange was
settled.
F. H. Watts, a storekeeper at Bowie, Ind,
while crazed by drink endcavored to burn
the village. He destroyed four stacks Of
hay, set fire to his own and two other
dwellings and cut with an ak two citizens
who tried to stop his destruction. The
sheriff of an adjoining county finally
knocked him senseless and arrested him.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-06-01
SCRlPTURAL DIVORCE.

Conditions Under Which Marriage is Al
lowed In the Episcopal Church.
PHILADELPHIA, May 2S.-At the session
of the general council of the Reformed
Episcopal church, the following standing
resolutions we're adopted;
Resolved First = That the Episcopal
church recognizes adultery as the only
scripturai ground for divorce.
Second-That this church forbids its min
isters to perform tie marriage ceremony for
any divorced party unless the person from
whom that party is divorced has been guilty
Of or is living in adultery
Third-That nothing in these resolutions
forbids the re-marriage Of former husband
and wife
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-06-01
APPALLING coLLIeRY EXPLOSION.
A Bnrning Mine Full OF Men-No Hope
for Any of Them.

GLASGOW. MAY so terrible explosion
has occurred ia the Udston coal pit at
Blantyre. a village in Lanarkshire, eight
miles from this city.
The lowest seam has been reached but
too late 10 rescue any Of the miners who
were at work there. BOT one of the unfor
tunate men was found alive.
The total number II lives lost by the ex
posion is believed 10 he seyentyfive.
Later: Forty bodies have been recovered
from the pit Many Of the corp>es are I'M
recognizable, limbs having been blown or
and the bodies being horribly charred.
Queed Victoria has sent a dispatch tx
pressing sy mpathy with the families of the
dead miners
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-06-01
Mr.. Childs' Two N1axims.

George w. Childs has two maxims
which stand him in good stead. They
are: EDO the best and leave the rest, )"
and "What can't be cured must be en-
dured" These bits of philosophy and the
habit Of taking long walks keep Mr.. Childs
in a state Of unrufiied temper, He is
great pedestrian. He will not go any
where in n vehicle If he can travel on
foot. He walks from his town house to
his Office and back every day. As soon
as he recovered from his recent fall he in
sisted on resuming his walks.-New
York World
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-06-01
INSURANCE IN VILLAGES.
Small Places Must Guard Against Fire
or Pay High Rates.

CONCORD, N. H., May 26.-Representa-
tves of all the fire insurance companies,
comprising the New Hampshire board of
underwriters, have held meeting here for
the purpose of perfecting arrangements for
a thorough inspection of manufacturing and
mercantile risks through the state They
decided to appoint sufficient number of
competent men to inspect risks at least quar-
terly, each company to bear its equitable
proportion of the expenses. Some of the
best underwriters entertain the opinion that
this action will reduce losses from SO to so
per cent.
Another object of the meeting was, by
concerted action, to command all places hav-
ing upward OF 800 inhabitants, where
buildings are compactly located, to have or
gained fire departments. The officers -
the companies favored disseminating M
ness in villages failing to protect them
selves against fire, while others believe in
doubling or trebling rates until proper ia
cilities were obtained
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-06-01


n D. Treycinsl - inlem 80
Grsvy, II Ffanos, that = oe .
cabinet. The pssidsn1s q No.
groups have urged hrssidsut Qypsy y ~
move Gen. Boulanesr from o6lea
An explosion Of nre damp occurred In
slope No. 1 Of tbs Eusqushanna Coal COM
pany, at Nanticoke, Penn. Three miners
named James Sheehan, John Cosgrow, and
Joseph Zoloski were probably fatally
burned This Is the same mine in
which twenty miners were buried alive in
Dec. 1885.
Before the steamer Thnemore, for Que
bee, left the Mersey, number Of stow
Always were discovered on board and landed
Seventeen more were found when the vessel
was off the coast of Ireland and were put
ashore, and when the ship was well out to
sea sixteen additional free passengers turned
up, making i'll all forty-three young men
and bows who had secreted themselves on
board the vessel at Liverpool.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-06-01

SAN Francisco, May 27-Paddy Ryan
has challenged Kilrain to fight to finish
with bare knuckles, London prize ring rules
to govern, mt any place kirain may name,
providing the fight can come of without in
reference. As such fight is difficult to
arrange, if kirdin objects, Ryan will meet
him in the ring i'll any way he wishes and
for any amount up to $1,000
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-06-01

BosroN, May 20 -Iatrolman JOSEPH W.
Palmer of Charlcs'owu, arrested Patrick
j. Barry Saturday night for drunkenness
Barry : brother, Robert Barry, aged Is
years, followed for short distance, and
threw stone, which struck patroman
Palmer on the back of the head and caused
him to stagger The assailant then threw
another missile, which struck the officer on
the side Of the head and he fell unconscious
to the sidewalk Patrick Barry then made
his escape Tie assaiant was arrested soon
after The officers condition is critical II
is possible that his skull is fractured
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-06-01

NEW YORK, May 27.-Flames broke out
about 1:30 this morning in the end Of the
Belt line stables ON Tenth avenue between
Fifty third and Fifty fourth streets. Tho
building was entirely destroyed with 1900
horses and nearly all the cars in the build
ing. Two blocks Of buildings were also
burned.
The loss to the Belt line people Is not less
than $500, 600, and the full loss probably
not less than 81 900, 600.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-06-01
DISESSM AIxING
MRS. A. NJ. RURK E
Road Notice.

To the Hon. County Commissioners OF the
Comfy of somerset.
Tie undersigned, inhabitants OF the towns OF
Athens and Harmony. respectfully represent
thai the public necessity and convenience re-
require an IA toraton in thr highway rs now
travelled in said own of Athens, lending from
Harmony line over Fox Hill, So called. 10 the
DIVE ling house ot Aaron Il. Fox, They thclc-
fore request your llonors, after You have
caused due notice to he given. 10 view sad
route and make such alteration As YOU may
deem rNpcdieut and proper, and a in duty
bound Will eyer pray.
Dated this 18th day Of April \. u. Isl.
{. II. JONES and 10 other.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-06-01
CARDINAL GIBBONS, MISSION.

Successful in His Purpose Regarding the
knights of Labor.
LONDON, May 30 Cardinal Gibbons
sailed from Queenstown Sunday for New
York Before his departure he warmly
thanked the oct. clcrgymen for their kind
ness to HIM. lie SAID that his mission had
been successful, that the pope had yielded
much and regarded the knights OF Labor
fayorably
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-06-01

WAsHINGToN, May %. Henry j. Rams
dell, a well-known journalist Of this city
recently register Of wills for the district of
Columbia, died hero last evening of apo
plcxy.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-06-01

MERIDEN, Conn, May 30.-Ella Wheeler
Wilcox's baby boy died just twelve hours
after its birth. The mother is very low,
though the doctors give hope that she will
recover
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-06-01

ROCHESTER, y. H., May 2S.-The trou-
bles at Breeds shoe factory have been ami
cahly settled, both employer and employed
making concessions. The prices made are
for six months
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-06-01

George Augustus Sala, when in this
country, said; Il object but to two
things in .Amcric;i-the pie and the hotel
Child. Not until that child is made into
the pie will tolerate either"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-06-01

New YORK, May 30.-Rev. Arthur j.
Donnelly, rector If st. Michael's church, at
Ninth avenue and Thirty first street has been
appointed by Archbishop Corrrigan vicar
general to succeed the late Mgr. Quinn. As
he is old and ailing, much work is not ex-
pected of him.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-06-01
100 Horses Burned.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, May 27.-At lao
O'Clock this morning fire broke out in the
horse railway stables near the site of the old
Brighton house.
The building was a total loss and about
$50 horses were burned.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-06-01

Of T1sSs y onG May hy so 1oSt rat t,v
acres Of land in Brattan township, Adams
county, on which is situated the famous
Serpent mound, paying therefor 5000
The party will make "A national park of the
tract improvements are already under
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-06-01
Sale of the Ely Mines,

BRADFORD, Vt, May 26.-The Ely cop
per mines, famous on account of tho riot in
1853, comprising 1000 acres, 100 dwellings
and smelling furnaces, have been sold at
auction to Z. z. George, for taxes and .
consideration of $1,000
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-06-01

CALCUTTA, May 30.-The name of the
steamer with 80 persons on board which
has been missing since the recent cyclone is
Sir Jonn Lawrence.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-06-01

NJ Rouvier has formed cabinet for
France composed of moderate Republicans,
with Gen. Saussier as war minister.
The presidency Of Atlanta university at
Atlanta, Ga, has been rendered to Rev.
Erastus Blakeslee, of Fairhaven, Conn.
A remarkable explosive has been in
vented by Lieut.. Graydon, late of the navy;
it is seven times more powerful than dyna-
mite.
Clarence House Of Fort Plain and Herbert
Jones and Estella Coal of Little Falls were
drowned while boating on the Mohawk
Their craft upset.
The loss by the Michigan forest fires Is
placed at 5000, 900, and eight persons
We're burned to death; great destitution in
the burned district.
Patrick Barry, YOUTH was arrested at
Charlestown, Mass, on charge of attempt
ing to shoot his mother, but was acquitted
ON her testimony.
Seventy five bodies have been recovered
from the ruins of the Opera Comique, Paris,
Twelve English people were among those
who lost their lives
The International Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers held their union meet
ing at Columbus, Ohio, with 1900 engineers
| present and COCO visitors.
The United States man-of war Richmond
collided with the schooner Decatur Oaks.
Of Newport r. l., oil Barnegat damaging
it considerably, and towing it into New
| York harbor.
Burglars entered DR.. De CRAFTS house at
Hoboken, N. j., by cutting out door
panel, forced open a safe and carried of
800 in money, $2100 in Adams express
bonds and so, 900 worth of silver ware.
Mrs. Potter, during her coming engage
ment at the Gaety theater, London fur
nishes her own services the play and an un-
usually expensive company for 30 per cent.
of the receipts, and theatrical people won
der where her profit will come from.
The Mott Haven games at New York
were for the first time won by Yale, which
bore away six first and three second prizes,
while Harvard was three times in the lead,
and four TINES second The University Of
Pennsylvania came next, with three first
prizes and one second.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-06-01

PHILADELPHIA, Penn, May 80 The
death Of Bishop William Bacon Stevens, Of
the Episcopal diocese of Pennsylvania is
looked for at any time.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-06-01

DAILY defeated Sexton In the six days
cushion carom match at Washington
A factory fire at Natchez, Miss, caused
the loss of five lives and injuries to many
more persons.
The blooded herd on the Rhode Island
state farm has been killed on account of
tuberculosis; loss $1,000.
The Germ IN bark Nautilus has been
seized at San Francisco for smuggling
cigars and French brandy.
The largest tobacco warehouse in Wis
consn was partly destroyed by fire at
Stoughton. Loss 100000.
The burning of the Toria M. Palmer
cooperage factory at Brooklyn, N. Y,
caused loss of $3.50, 900 to 100000.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-06-01
TjIE NEWS CONDENSED.


Tuesday May ~.
yellow fever has appeared at Key West
The village Of Hawthorne, Wis. has been
destroyed by fire.
James Preston, of Browntown, N. j.,
died at the age of ll5 years
The supreme court has sustained the
validity Of the driven-wells patent.
The president is to start on his fishing
trim to Saranac lake next Thursday.
Bennett & Towle's moulding mills on
Border street East Boston, were burned.
Loss about $4,000.
Senator Evarts and family will leave
Washington for their country seat in Wind
scr. VT next week,
Chicago Republicans and Democrats agree
on six candidates for judges, in order 10
head of t,e Socialists.
Representatives of Belfast, Rockland and
Skowhegan are to meet at Bangor on Thurs
day to form a state ball league.
John Randolph Tucker, of Lexington,
Va, has accepted an invitation to deliver
the Grafton to the Yale graduating class
John Rindell and Sons planning mill and
box factory at Newark, n. j.. was quilted
by fire Loss on building and stock S'0,Voo'
An 1s-months-old daughter OF c. OBrien,
one of the Brookfield strikers, fell into tub
of water at Natick, Mass, and was
drowned.
One hundred monuments are to be erected
on the Gettysburg battlefield this year;
large appropriations have been made by
Pennsylvania and New York.
The New Haven aldermen have thanked
Inspector Byrnes, of New York, for his
prompt capture of the supposed Ernst muir
derers, he having refused any money re-
ward
The new law in New York state legalizing
Saturday afternoon as half holiday has
made it necessary for the banks to secure
the passage OF bill in relation to the pay
ment of bills of exchange, promissory notes
and checks.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-06-01

II has oeen observed that banqueting is
becoming more and more n feature Of
social life in this country.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-06-01
THE LOGAN FUND.
Subscriptions Closed on Reaching Total
of SOB 900.

WAsH1NGroN, Stay 30 Subscriptions to
the Logan fund have been closed. The
amount paid in is 500. e0O all the sub
scriptions but $1,000 10y George W. Murray,
Of Montreal being pad The money has
all been invested in United States is regis
tered bonds with the exception of $4,000
transmitted to Mrs. Logan direct from Chi
cago and S3oe0 paid on note against the
estate.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-06-01
BOSTON MARKETS.
BosroN. May q,


FLOUR Winter wheat straight and roller 81 81
to 500 spring patents S5ljto Sj.45. Cornueal
gc to 81 o0 a bag.
CORN-till Ia 54lhc.
OATS hOlrti ~ IA, i3c
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-06-01
CHARGED WITH MURDER.


NEW YORK, MAY p Mate Albert y.
Rich, of the schooner Robert l.. Bclknap of
Rockport. Nc. was hall 10y Commissioner
Shells to await the action Of the grand jury
on char-e ot numbering seaman james
Peterson ON the outward voyage. Rich
waived examination.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-06-01

The cent is steadily growing in favor in
Louisiana, where few years ago it was
never heard of.
good penwiper for steel pens is q
piece of raw potato. 1t removes the ink
crust and causes smooth flow Of ink.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-06-01
FOUND FOULLY MURDERED.
The Dead Body of a Young Girl Discov-
cred Gagged in Rhode Island Woods.

FALL RIVER, Mass, May pa girl has
been found murdered in Tiverton, R. l.,
short distance below the city line. The
body was discovered near the ledge in the
woods below the Bourne mill.
The girl was gagged and had evidently
been outraged. The body was identified as
that of French girl who had been missing
from the Bourne mill blocks since last Fri
day.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-06-01

John X. Tarbox and Ben: Perley Poore
died Saturday ut the same time
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-06-01
CARR AGES.

| wish to inform the Public that l
have In my Shop IA lot of NEW FIRST
CLASS CARRIAGES, made by myself of the
best Stock, and Warranted. All in want
&c Good Carriage are requested to CO
on" examine my Stock ut Shop in rear
OF reporter office.
Repairing promptly attended, to.
Having secured the services Of ISAAC W.
DAVIS, FIRST CLASS BLACKSMITH | am
prepared to do all kinds of Repairing in
a Workmanlike manner at Reasonabl
Prices.
1~Tire Setting Specially.
IL. n. Fo%Ss.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-06-01

BUTTER Western extra fresh creamery a0c;
fresh imitation choice l1c Vermont dairy new
Sc.
EGGS-Eastern fresh lie,
CHEESE-Northern new u.
POULTRY-Northern fresh fowls 10 to lie.
Vermont rose SIC u bush.
TRuCk|,abbage southern q bill crate &L50i
urnips a Dbl 81,
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-12-15

Thomas s. Baldwin, of Quincy, ILL.,,
is the name of the young man. He
travelled for several years with circus
as professional gymnast, then took to
tight-rope walking, and finally to bal
looming. His first jump from balloon
was made in January of this year at San
Francisco. He jumped from height Of
1000 feet. This was enough to thrill
25, 200 people, but it was only the modest
beginning At Syracuse, in September
last, he had attained an elevation Of
5000 feet before he switched off ON the
parachute route.
Mr.. Baldwin remained in New York a
few days after this before going West.
What he has to say about this feat,
which he so successfully practices, may
prove of interest to the very large num-
Der who will never know from experience
what such journey means.
"What led you into this hazardous
Kind of feat ~ was Il natural question to
begin with.
"Well, am fond of things that are
daring. 1 have been a gymnast per-
former for some time and also tight
rope walker. was very much interested
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-12-15
PREPARING TO JUMP.

in ballooning, and accounts which I
read of several descents from them by
means of parachute took my fancy. A
Frenchman did it all right, but an
Englishman tried it and came to grief.
He was killed. The parachute collapsed.
l gave the matter good deal Of thought,
trying to work out the thing. Then
I practiced before attempting the very
high jump. There is scientific principle
enough in the feat to see what the effect
ought to be of such an experiment. But
there is enough uncertainty about it to
make it little dangerous. There is
always the possibility or the parachute
collapsing, and if it does that at any
height, why, it would be miracle if q
fellow escaped death. Hc would get
crushed to pieces when he struck the
ground"
What sort of parachute do you
use2"
81 have used several kinds. | have
them made of Wamsutta muslin and
without any ribs. Sometimes they have
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-12-15
HEPzIBAH.
SALLY.

was q yoeman of the New England type,
living in the vine-tlad farmhouse in
West Dedham, where the twins were
born May 2S, 1907. Hcpzibah was
from the start little heavier than
Sally, but the resemblance was so per-
feet that acquaintances could only dis
tinguish them by mark on Hcpzi-
bah's upper lip. She was married in
1918 to Nathan Everett, and as he had
been wounded in the war of 1912 he
drew pension during life, which his
widow now receives. Sally about the
same time married Noah Cole, and SO the
twins were separated; but they regretted
this so much that both husbands soon
located in West Dedham, where the girls
were born and have ever since resided.
The coles had no children; the Everetts
had one daughter, with whom the twins
now reside. Their parents had nine girls
and three boys, Of which family five girls
still live; Mis-. Nabby Smith, of Dedham,
aged 96; Mrs. Abiatha Richards, of Ded-
ham, aged S6; a Mrs. Lincoln, Of Phila-
delphia, and the twins. All arc in ex-
cellent health and fairly active, which
they attribute to the plain fare and open
air work Of their early days. Their recol-
lections of early days are OF no historical
value, relating chiefly to their work on the
farm, attendance at the country church,
the old militia musters, and the like.
But it is of interest to contemplate q
healthy old couple like these, and hear
them recall the merry days when they
rode the farm horses afield and did other
rural work. ~ Chicugo Tribune